Top native carex sect. ceratocystis
5 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Little Green Sedge
Carex oederi
caterpillars
40
food
60
flowers
3
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Yellow-green Sedge
Carex flava
keystone
caterpillars
35
food
63
flowers
3
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Northeastern Sedge
Carex cryptolepis
keystone
caterpillars
33
food
53
flowers
3
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Greenstar Sedge
Carex viridistellata
caterpillars
23
food
40
flowers
3
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Golden Sedge
Carex lutea